Epigrams
Published on 26. October 2011
240 pages
978-0-307-80313-9 (ISBN)
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Martial, the father of the epigram, was one of the brilliant provincial poets who made their literary mark on first-century Rome. His Epigrams can be affectionate or cruel, elegiac or playful; they target every element of Roman society, from slaves to schoolmasters to, above all, the aristocratic elite. With wit and wisdom, Martial evokes not "the grandeur that was Rome,” but rather the timeless themes of urban life and society.
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James Michie studied classics at Trinity College, Oxford. His other translations include The Poems of Catullus and Horace's Odes (available as a Modern Library Paperback Classic). His Collected Poems was awarded the Hawthornden Prize.
Shadi Bartsch is Chair of the Department of Classics at the University of Chicago, the editor in chief of Classical Philology, and the author of Decoding the Ancient Novel; Ideology in Cold Blood: A Reading of Lucan's ?Civil War?; and Actors in the Audi-ence: Theatricality and Doublespeak from Nero to Hadrian.
Shadi Bartsch is Chair of the Department of Classics at the University of Chicago, the editor in chief of Classical Philology, and the author of Decoding the Ancient Novel; Ideology in Cold Blood: A Reading of Lucan's ?Civil War?; and Actors in the Audi-ence: Theatricality and Doublespeak from Nero to Hadrian.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Biographical Note
- Contents
- A Note on Using this eBook
- Introduction by Shadi Bartsch
- Dedication
- Translator's Note
- Preface by Peter Howell
- Epigrams - English
- Book One
- Book Two
- Book Three
- Book Four
- Book Five
- Book Six
- Book Seven
- Book Eight
- Book Nine
- Book Ten
- Book Eleven
- Book Twelve
- Epigrams - Latin
- Liber I
- Liber II
- Liber III
- Liber IV
- Liber V
- Liber VI
- Liber VII
- Liber VIII
- Liber IX
- Liber X
- Liber XI
- Liber XII
- Notes
- Index of First Lines
